After Talk for Episode 15 w/Robert Zubrin PhD

Dr. Robert Zubrin joins the after talk for an in depth discussion on space exploration. He starts by telling us the story of his Mars Direct plan, the founding of the Mars Society, and his relationship with the young Elon Musk. We go on to discuss the technical and political challenges of sending human beings to Mars as well as his personal philosophyof human space exploration.
To watch the video version of this interview, click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cWRQo2Iw
MUSIC:
"Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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REFERENCES:
"The Case for Space"
By Robert Zubrin PhD
"Merchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism"
By Robert Zubrin PhD
"Elon Musk: Telsa, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future"
by Ashlee Vance Special Guest: Robert Zubrin.